How to Use fisher in a Sentence

fisher

noun
  • This year, Lewis was on a mission to find out if the fishers were denning.
    Evan Bush, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
  • Fisher declined to hold the plane for his star quarterback.
    Chris Chavez, SI.com, 27 June 2017
  • The department hopes fishers who catch or net the Atlantics report their hauls to the state.
    Rick Anderson, latimes.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • The chance to encounter such a tremendous variety of fish is a big part of its appeal for fly fishers and spin anglers alike . .
    Chris Santella, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Decades ago, fishers were driven out of Washington by trappers seeking their soft pelts.
    Evan Bush, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
  • That further increases the chance of bears coming into contact with miners, fishers and tourists.
    The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 13 July 2017
  • On July 29, on the last weekend of the season, fishers lined up in the sun under a noisy tangle of gulls.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Gabriel remembers wondering if this one fisher was an outlier.
    Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Buras is home to many fishers of Cambodian or Vietnamese ancestry.
    Sara Sneath, NOLA.com, 27 June 2017
  • After the introduction, the fishers broke off into different groups to practice.
    Brooke Eberle, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2017
  • In a statement to Caters News, the divers noted the complex line between helping trapped marine life and making sure local fishers don't lose their livelihood.
    Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2017
  • This has been the place of fishers for hundreds of years.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Crouched, the fishers meld into the fluid scene, as if rocks in the marsh.
    Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In short, there are a lot of fisher cats in New Hampshire.
    Mike Mavredakis, courant.com, 12 July 2021
  • At one site, Higley found a fisher still foaming at the mouth.
    Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Just five years ago, fishers would have been lucky to get that many fish in one week.
    Tiare Tuuhia, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There was a point in time when we were called just bottom fishers.
    Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2018
  • For fishers like Shiga, the work to restore their way of life is far from over.
    Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Emeryville shoreline was a good bet for shore fishers seeking perch and striped bass.
    sacbee, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Surf fishers caught barred surf perch, redtail perch and a few striped bass.
    sacbee, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Grazer raised two litters and is one of the best salmon fishers on the river, the park's website says.
    Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The two companies have a shared ethos of preserving fish stocks and the livelihoods of the small-scale fisher.
    Alison Coleman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Black and white photos of oyster fishers are all around the restaurant.
    Todd A. Price, The Seattle Times, 7 Dec. 2017
  • This would halve the area that small-scale fisher folk have exclusive access to.
    Quartz, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Great blue herons live in wetlands and are expert fishers.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
  • In winter, the lake quiets, but there are still ice fishers, skaters and people out taking walks on the ice.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Surf fishers caught barred surfperch and a few redtail perch.
    sacbee, 20 Mar. 2018
  • In the state of Florida, fishers over the age of 16 are required to have their own fishing license.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 18 June 2019
  • There are about 50 shark fishers in Belize, but about 97% of the shark catches are exported to Guatemala, where there is a high demand for shark, said Martinez, who comes from a family of fishers.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2024
  • Soviet fishers caught and photographed the first whole colossal squid in 1981 off eastern Antarctica.
    Evert Lindquist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024

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